Attendees and vendors say the market is a well-needed addition to the community. Bruin Flea, Westwood’s monthly flea market featuring student-owned and community-based businesses, food trucks and music, took place Friday. Read more...
Photo: Students shopping at the November Bruin Flea are pictured. The monthly flea market was created by UCLA alumnus Luis Lopez and features numerous local vendors and student-owned businesses each month. (Anna Dai-Liu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
November’s edition of Broxton Nights featured a holiday theme, local vendors and people roller-skating down Broxton Avenue Nov. 11. Since starting in September, Broxton Nights – an event hosted by the Westwood Village Improvement Association, LA Skate Hunnies and Farm Habit – has become a space for community spirit and engagement through food, music and roller skating. Read more...
Photo: Broxton Nights is pictured. The monthly night market featured food trucks, vendors and roller-skating. (Maya O’Kelly/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Students have complained about prices at the UCLA Store market being more expensive than stores such as Target and Ralph’s. The UCLA Store market sells an array of food, drinks, toiletries and cleaning supplies, carrying many of the same products as other grocery stores in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA store is pictured. Students have noticed price differences between the on-campus shop and other stores in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Nov. 15 at 12:25 a.m. Katy Yaroslavsky, the District 5 Los Angeles City Council member, sat down with the Daily Bruin to discuss her achievements in the first year of her four-year term, as well as share insight on what Westwood can expect in the future. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Katy Yaroslavsky. The District 5 Los Angeles City Council member sat down the Daily Bruin to discuss changes coming to Westwood. (Courtesy of Councilwoman Yaroslavsky’s office)
Bruins gathered on Wilson Plaza on Thursday for music, soft serve ice cream and lawn games during the November edition of First Thursdays. The event series, which is hosted by UCLA, launched in March 2022 with the goal of bringing the community together. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is First Thursdays in Wilson Plaza. This month’s theme was “Bruin Beats,” and the event was designed to give students a space to relax after midterms. (Courtesy of David Esquivel/UCLA)
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council, the official neighborhood council representing UCLA and Westwood Village to the Los Angeles City Council, met Nov. 1. NWWNC meetings are open to the public and are held on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace. Read more...
The Los Angeles city council unanimously approved a project Oct. 20 to build an interim housing facility for people experiencing homelessness in Westwood. The project will be located at the site of a city-owned parking lot on the corner of Pico Boulevard and Midvale Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is Midvale Avenue in Westwood. The Los Angeles City Council approved the creation of an interim housing facility on the corner of Pico Boulevard and Midvale Avenue for people experiencing homelessness. (Catherine Hamilton/Daily Bruin senior staff)
